Trump live updates: Arizona results stand in way of Republicans taking total control as president-elect shaps cabinet

Votes are still being counted in Arizona three days after polls closed.

The state has not yet been officially called by Donald Trump, but all eyes are on the remaining Senate and House battles that will have profound implications in Congress.

Trump ally Kari Lake is locked in a tough battle with Democrat Rubén Gallego for the Senate.

Republican Rep. David Schweikert is also in a battle with Democrat Amish Shah for a House seat that could be a turning point in the fight for Congress.

As of Friday morning, the GOP only needed seven seats to take control.

Kamala Harris’ campaign ended up $20 million in debt despite raising a record $1 billion.

political reported that Harris’ campaign had $118 million in the bank as of Oct. 16.

But his enormous operation and advertising spending put his campaign in the red.

It has raised questions about how the vice president managed to lose despite a huge spending spree.

Donald Trump will return to the White House with a long list of vendettas and the president-elect has promised to clean up.

Since leaving the presidency after his first term, Trump has called for his political opponents to be fired, prosecuted and imprisoned.

Now, with an apparent mandate to lead the nation, Trump is in a prime position to punish and avenge those he believes have wronged him.

Here, DailyMail.com explores several people it has long clashed with and who should probably have the most to fear.

Donald Trump is at Mar-a-Lago celebrating his historic victory over Kamala Harris and considering who he will bring to the White House to carry out his term.

Now allies who have been by his side throughout the campaign and beyond want a seat at the table.

CNN reported Friday that Trump loyalists are fighting on the patio of the president-elect’s private club.

Less than 24 hours after his victory, he had reportedly already begun reviewing names of potential Cabinet picks with his transition chairs, Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon.

GOP figures have also booked flights to Palm Beach to press a position, while others are working by phone to make their case.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns that the United States may be entering an era of “fascism and authoritarianism” as the country prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to power.

The 35-year-old socialist-leaning New York congresswoman took to Instagram on Wednesday to speak to her liberal followers about the election results, where she painted an extremely bleak picture for the country’s future.

The top member of House Democrats’ progressive “squad” said the United States is entering a political period that will have consequences “for the rest of our lives.”

Less than 48 hours after his landslide victory over Kamala Harris, Donald Trump is already getting to work building his White House to carry out what could be a massive mandate.

The president-elect, 78, has been making calls from Mar-a-Lago – where he has been celebrating his dominant victory – and making key decisions that will set the framework for his second administration.

The Republican has been on the phone with more than 70 world leaders since the race was called for him and has already hinted that he would get Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to keep his job.

In fact, he’s been so focused that his usually hectic social media feeds have been inactive since Tuesday. He hasn’t published even once.

The unusual offline nature of Trump’s final days could signal a shift in his attention from the campaign to the White House.

The Republican has been meeting with close confidants and campaign staff to work on filling top administration positions with MAGA loyalists.

When President-elect Donald Trump gave his election night victory speech Tuesday, he singled out one person for special thanks.

“Let me also express my enormous appreciation for Susie…” Trump said, smiling, turning to the family and staff crowding the stage at his campaign headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida.

‘The work you did. Come on, Susie. Come here, Susie,” he beckoned. “Susie likes to hang back… We call her the Ice Maiden.”

Then the phalanx of towering, designer-clad women, including Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara and Don Jr.’s fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, parted ways and a gray-haired grandmother in a pale blouse and gold hoop earrings stepped forward. .

Usually when Trump invites someone to the lectern, they almost trip over themselves to get there. But not Susie Wiles.

The 67-year-old shook the president-elect’s hand and smiled, but when he suggested she “say a few words,” her eyes widened and she shook her head vigorously.

The Iowa pollster who made a wildly inaccurate prediction that Kamala Harris would win the deep red state now claims her mistake may have actually helped Donald Trump.

J. Ann Selzer, previously known for her predictions on The Hawkeye State, admitted that her research was completely wrong and may have even emboldened MAGA nation.

“I told more than one media outlet that the results of this latest poll could actually energize and activate Republican voters who thought they were likely to achieve victory,” he wrote Thursday. “Maybe that’s what happened.”

Selzer added that he was “thinking about how we got to where we are.”

The explosive admission comes as election results continue to show good news for Trump, with Arizona and Nevada expected to give him more than 300 electoral votes, with Republicans the favorites to maintain control of the House of Representatives.